While more and more teens and twentysomethings are forgoing driver’s licenses, the most recent trend holds true for pretty much all age groups, say University of Michigan researchers. In a new report examining changes in driver licensure in the U.S. from 1983 to 2014, Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle of the U-M Transportation Research Institute […]
Service King Hosts Tour of New Georgia Collision Repair Center
Service King Collision Repair Centers hosted more than 60 guests and local business partners for a comprehensive hard-hat tour inside its future Tucker, Ga. repair center on Tuesday. The 30,000 square-foot facility is scheduled to open for business in mid-February. “Our team was thrilled to open our doors and put on display the great progress […]
GM Launches Car-Sharing Service
General Motors announced today a new car-sharing service called Maven, which combines and expands the company’s multiple programs under one single brand. Maven’s mission is to give customers access to highly personalized, on-demand mobility services. The global Maven team includes more than 40 employees from the connected car technology industry as well as ride- and […]
Auto Care Association Warns Vehicle Cybersecurity Could Hurt Independent Repairers
The Auto Care Association warned vehicle manufacturers and regulators that failure to consider how vehicles are serviced when designing vehicle cybersecurity protections could harm consumers and the independent vehicle service facilities that provide them with repairs. Aaron Lowe, senior vice president, regulatory and government affairs, Auto Care Association, delivered the warning while participating in a […]
Registration Opens for Collision Repair Education Foundation Golf Fundraiser
Registration for the Collision Repair Education Foundation’s 15th annual summer golf fundraiser, taking place Wednesday, August 10th, at the Black Gold Golf Club in Yorba Linda, Calif. is now open. Golfers will enjoy a round of golf at the Black Gold Golf Club and registering online early is encouraged as the event is expected to […]
Small Business Optimism Up Slightly in December
Small business owners divided on sales outlook, business conditions. The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Index of Small Business Optimism rose 0.4 points in December, increasing to 95.2. The Index is stuck in a “below average” rut, characterizing the performance of the small business sector. Historically accounting for about half of private GDP, below […]
Gas Prices Dropping at the Fastest Pace in Two Months
Tumbling crude oil prices around the world have helped send the national retail average price for gasoline to its lowest mark since February 2009. Retail averages have fallen for 63 of the past 74 days, for a total savings of 34 cents per gallon, reaching yesterday’s price of $1.88 per gallon. Gas prices are down […]
AASP-MN Raises Over $8000 for Mechanical and Collision Repair Education
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota (AASP-MN) recently raised nearly $8,500 during its 2016 fundraising campaign to support the AASP-MN Automotive AASP-MN logoEducation Fund. The majority of that money was raised at the Association’s 14th annual Race for Automotive Education, held January 12th & 13th at ProKart Indoors, in Burnsville, Minn., and will […]
CARSTAR Adds VP of Insurance and Director of Marketing
Driven Brands and CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts announced the promotion of two Driven Brands’ team members into prominent roles for CARSTAR. CARSTAR continues to expand its insurance relations team to support its national insurance programs. While Dan Young, now president of CARSTAR U.S., will continue in a leadership role with insurance carriers, CARSTAR has […]
Spanesi Recognizes Canada Distributor Jerry Snyder
Spanesi Americas recently recognized individual distributors for their contributions and accomplishments of 2015. Among those recognized was Canada Distributor Jerry Snyder of JES Sales, Ltd. of Grimsby, Ontario. “We were very happy to recognize Jerry Snyder for his contributions to the Spanesi organization,” said Tim Morgan, Managing Director of Spanesi Americas. “Jerry and his organization […]